Apple Crisp

When a group goes camping, and someone comes out with an entire case of apples, and says help yourself, what do you do?? You make a HUGE dutch oven full of apple crisp. It was such a hit, the others in the group restocked some of the supplies and we made another HUGE batch the next day camping, and topped it with vanilla ice cream.  Here is that recipe, so all can find it when they are camping with other friends and family.
As written will make a 1 1/2 quart casserole or 8 inch dutch oven. The bigger the dutch oven the more you will need, multiply the recipe as needed.


5-6 tart apples, peeled, cored and sliced
2 Tablespoons white sugar
2 Tablespoons lightly packed brown sugar
1.5 teaspoons cinnamon
2 Tablespoons butter, melted

Topping
3/4 C rounded flour
1/3 C rounded oatmeal
1/2 C white sugar
1/2 C lightly packed brown sugar
1/4 C butter cut into small pieces


Mix apples, both sugars, and cinnamon, ( in the dish you will cook it in 1 1/2 quart casserole or dutch oven) let sit till juices start to flow about 20 minutes.. Pour melted butter over apples.  Next mix your dry ingredients for the topping, cut in butter till crumbly, sprinkle over apple mixture.

If doing the casserole in the oven bake at 350 for about 30-40 minutes.

If doing the dutch oven, if your using the big 12 quart like I did, multiply all the ingredients by about 5 or 6.  To bake at 350, you will need 24 briquettes of charcoal, 16 on top and 8 below, go for about an hour or so, till the apples are tender.  Enjoy!!!

Apple Dumpling's

1 1/2 Cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 C butter
2 1/4 C flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
2/3 C shortening
1/2 C milk
6-8 small granny smith apples peeled and cored
1/3 C sugar

For the syrup: in a saucepan combine 1 1/2 C sugar, 1/4 t cinnamon and 1/4 t nutmeg and 2 C water. Bring to boiling, reduce heat. Cook 5 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in butter. Set aside.

Combine flour, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cut in shortening till mixture resembles crumbs. Add milk all at once. Stir just till moistened and form dough into ball. On a floured surface roll out dough till about 1/8th inch thin, cut into sections just big enough to wrap around a whole apple. Place half of the apple on the dough, sprinkle generously with a mixture of sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and dot with butter, add other half of apple and cover with dough. Put into a large baking dish. After all the apples are done (6-8 depending on size of apples, and how thick the dough is) Pour syrup over dumplings. Bake at 375F for 45 minutes. Best if syrup is taken from bottom of pan 2 or 3 times during baking and poured over top of dumplings. I love mine warm with cold milk poured over top, dinner or breakfast. Dessert is good too.